Story of a all-around thief with a knack for planning heists in a great detail and always finding the way to keep himself out of the prison. Main protagonist is a good man but destined to remain in the criminal underworld due to the nature of his life and experiences and being surrounded by crime since very earl age. It is the only milieu he knows.

Everything about him is as if he came from the old country song "Coward of the county" - respected by few but maltreated by the rest because of their preconception of who he truly is.

And this is where twist lies, and it truly surprised me.

Art is rather spartan (I read Lawless 2 the very same day and level of details on each panel of that comic is .... amazing to say the least), characters and their actions are main focus, everything else (surroundings, traffic) that does not play any role in the story plot is removed or shown in the broad strokes, like a blur. Shading and coloring truly bring up the atmosphere of the criminal underworld where you do not know what waits behind the corner and who to trust. I would truly like to see this comic in black-and-white version.

Highly recommended for all fans of crime stories. ( )

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I'd probably give it 4.5 if that was an option. I had my doubts at first but it built up to something pretty special! Nonetheless, I think my expectations were a bit too high.

I definitely plan on continuing with the series, though. ( )

Protagonist Leo is a gifted pickpocket and the son of an armed robber, who died in prison. He is manipulated by crooked cops into accepting a job to heist some diamonds on their way to a court hearing. Branded a coward, because he does not like guns and runs from trouble, Leo gets caught in the middle of a war between the crooked cops and the bad guys, managing to escape with the goods. Gritty but good dark crime drama. ( )

As intriguing as the concept of this series is (the thief with a code of rules, if not exactly honour), I found it somewhat empty in comparison to other stories which employ the same themes. The protagonist lacks the flare of John Constantine (the classic graphic novel bad-ass with a secret heart of gold), and the story doesn’t have the same draw as classic crime capers like James Bond or the Italian Job. Even the art style wasn’t particularly engaging, since it brought nothing unique to the table. I won’t be continuing with this series. ( )